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| Where did you buy your first audio gear? Philadelphia, PA in 1972. I don't remember the hi-fi store. It's long one. I bought a Kenwood receiver, Dual 1215 turntable with a no-name cartridge and KLH 17 speakers with zip cord for cables and little RCA interconnects - all for $500 total. ... | |
| Magico M9 a ton of weight and a million dollar price tag $750,000 Are there any Saudi oil princes in this forum? | |
| Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary? In deciding whether to go with XLR cables vs RCA cables, I was initially guided by Robert Harley in his complete Guide to High End Audio says (on page 215) “Many products offer the AES/EBU interface which is carried on a balanced line terminated w... | |
| Has anyone had on of these CD players? How good are they? Listen to the commenters about buying older CD players. You say you have a good DAC. Then don't limit it by a vintage player. I recently bought my forever CD player - a Bryston BCD-3 for about $4,200. I'm very pleased with that. And the guys a... | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a bookshelf (Sad) +1 for the Raidho XT-1 | |
| Current Universal Players @audiophileman When you are ready to sell your Oppo 205, please give the right of first offer. | |
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections @ tweak1 Why would a company offer XLR outputs if the equipment in question is not true/differentially balanced? | |
| What say you binding posts or direct wire? My first McIntosh component was an MA6200 integrated amp, purchased used from an audio retailer in 1988 while it was still a current model still in production. The speaker terminals took bare wire only and one had to hold down the spring clips wi... | |
| The greatest tweak ever? How much does it cost? | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues I recently purchased a Mac MA 352 hybrid integrated amp. While I don't agree with the naysayers who claim that McIntosh's biggest selling point is the pretty blue meters (they are pretty) but the performance is only "very respectable" but not top ... | |
| Roots, a question for younger audiophiles, how did you start your journey? I'm far from a young audiophile but it all started when I bought an AM/FM table radio and tuned into the FM band. I messed with the tuning dial until I stumbled upon the underground "pothead" station in Philadelphia. The Band's "The Night They... | |
| Do Recording Studios Use Silver Cables Somehow, I don’t think top recording artists give 2 sh#%s what the cables are made of. Just FYI, some of the world’s most expensive cables use copper only. MIT, Transparent, Tara and Jorma come to mind. Actually, Jorma makes an all-silver digita... | |
| Need suggestions: High pitched female singers + 1 for Eva Cassidy | |
| McIntosh Group purchased by PE firm I hope ejr1953 is correct. I've owned 3 McIntosh integrated amps over the years and have been happy with them all. Unless the naysayers have super golden ears, the blue meters are an attractive cosmetic touch but they are not a mask to cover inf... | |
| Buying from Canada! Years ago I purchased Focal speakers from a distributor (not Focal itself) in Canada. Years later the California Board of Equalization caught up with me and I had to pay a couple hundred in customs. Recently I purchased two items from Bryston an... |